Opening the communication port

Open the following port on the application server so that Agent can communicate with Manager.

  • Port for a management session: 8765
  • Port for a file transfer: 30000

If you change the port numbers from these initial settings, change the port to be opened accordingly.

(1) In Windows

The following procedure shows an example of how to open ports by using Windows Server 2012 R2. Perform the following procedures as a user who has administrative privileges.

1. Double click "Administrative Tools" on the "Start Screen" of Windows.

2. Double click "Windows Firewall with Advanced Security" on the opened window.

3. Click "Inbound Rules" on the opened window.

4. Click "New Rule".

5. Select "Port" radio button on the "New Inbound Rule Wizard", and then click "Next".

6. Enter "8765, 30000" to "Specific local ports", and then click "Next".

7. Confirm the "Allow the connection" is selected, and then click "Next".

8. Deselect the "Public" check box, and then click "Next".

9. Enter "HULFT IoT" to "Name", and then click "Finish".

(2) In Linux

This is an example to open ports by using an iptables command. Execute the following commands as a user who has administrative privileges.

iptables -A INPUT -p tcp --dport 30000 -j ACCEPT
iptables -A INPUT -p tcp --dport 8765 -j ACCEPT